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... Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75 6 Drives and Media 77 Freeing up Hard Drive Space 77 6 Contents
... Windows® XP 72 Setting up Printers 73 Adding a Printer 73 Setting the Default Printer 74 Sharing Printers on a Network 74 Installing a Printer Driver 75 6 Drives and Media 77 Freeing up Hard Drive Space 77 6 Contents
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Shadow Storage 77 Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage 78 Solid-State Drive (SSD 78 Installing Drivers for Media Drives 79 Determining Whether a Device Driver is the Source of a Device Problem 79 Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of the Driver... 79 Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to Reinstall a Driver 80 Manually Reinstalling a Driver 80 Drive Problems 81 Optical Drive Problems 82 Hard Drive Problems 82 Working with RAID 83 RAID Level 0 83 RAID Level 1 84 RAID Level 0+1 Configuration 86 RAID Level 5 Configuration 87...
Shadow Storage 77 Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage 78 Solid-State Drive (SSD 78 Installing Drivers for Media Drives 79 Determining Whether a Device Driver is the Source of a Device Problem 79 Replacing a Driver With a Previous Version of the Driver... 79 Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to Reinstall a Driver 80 Manually Reinstalling a Driver 80 Drive Problems 81 Optical Drive Problems 82 Hard Drive Problems 82 Working with RAID 83 RAID Level 0 83 RAID Level 1 84 RAID Level 0+1 Configuration 86 RAID Level 5 Configuration 87...
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...; XP 128 Performance Tuning 129 System Setup Based Performance Tuning . . . . 129 Software Based Performance Tuning 129 NVIDIA Performance 129 NVIDIA Monitor 130 Cleaning Up Your Hard Drive 131 Defragmenting Your Hard Drive 132 Detecting and Repairing Disk Errors 133 Scanning for Viruses and Spyware 133 10 Contents
...; XP 128 Performance Tuning 129 System Setup Based Performance Tuning . . . . 129 Software Based Performance Tuning 129 NVIDIA Performance 129 NVIDIA Monitor 130 Cleaning Up Your Hard Drive 131 Defragmenting Your Hard Drive 132 Detecting and Repairing Disk Errors 133 Scanning for Viruses and Spyware 133 10 Contents
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... category contains the necessary tool, hold your cursor over the category to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your computer. If you to your hard drive to make changes to enhance performance. Windows XP 1 Click Start →Control Panel→ Performance and Maintenance. 2 Select one of...
... category contains the necessary tool, hold your cursor over the category to display its pop-up the space on your hard drive or rearrange items on your computer. If you to your hard drive to make changes to enhance performance. Windows XP 1 Click Start →Control Panel→ Performance and Maintenance. 2 Select one of...
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...; All Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. Drives and Media Freeing up Hard Drive Space Microsoft® Windows Vista® reserves approximately 1 GB on drive C (the hard drive) is displayed. To determine the amount of drives and storage devices appears. Drives and Media 77 The free space on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for...
...; All Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. Drives and Media Freeing up Hard Drive Space Microsoft® Windows Vista® reserves approximately 1 GB on drive C (the hard drive) is displayed. To determine the amount of drives and storage devices appears. Drives and Media 77 The free space on a hard drive for operating system functions, leaving the remaining space for...
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Solid-state is an electrical term that refers to Shadow Storage. The Command Prompt displays the amount of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. An SSD using SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), instead of... Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. 3 Click Run as administrator. 4 If a window appears asking permission to store persistent data. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage. NOTE: See Windows Help and Support for information on optimum and minimum sizes for Shadow Storage] 6 Press . 7 Click ...
Solid-state is an electrical term that refers to Shadow Storage. The Command Prompt displays the amount of semiconductors whereas Hard Drives use a magnetic media. An SSD using SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), instead of... Programs→ Accessories. 2 Right-click Command Prompt. 3 Click Run as administrator. 4 If a window appears asking permission to store persistent data. Reducing Hard Drive Space Used by Shadow Storage. NOTE: See Windows Help and Support for information on optimum and minimum sizes for Shadow Storage] 6 Press . 7 Click ...
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...follow the prompts on the Drivers and Utilities media. Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for example, Audio or Video). 80 Drives and Media A message appears, stating that came with the device for information about the driver for additionally installed devices may not be ...restart the computer. 4 When you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. If not, go to your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 4 Double-click the type of...
...follow the prompts on the Drivers and Utilities media. Manually Reinstalling a Driver 1 Download the driver for example, Audio or Video). 80 Drives and Media A message appears, stating that came with the device for information about the driver for additionally installed devices may not be ...restart the computer. 4 When you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. If not, go to your hard drive. 2 Click Start and right-click Computer. 3 Click Properties→ Device Manager. 4 Double-click the type of...
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... a defect in all DVDs work in the drive or the media. R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. Try allowing the computer to return to a media drive CLOSE OTHER PROGRAMS C H A N G E T H E W R I C S - Hard Drive Problems A L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I T O N - Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is partially ejected. 3 Gently pull...
... a defect in all DVDs work in the drive or the media. R U N THE DELL D I A G N O S T I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E - RUN CHECK DISK - 82 Drives and Media Problems writing to room temperature before turning it stops. Try allowing the computer to return to a media drive CLOSE OTHER PROGRAMS C H A N G E T H E W R I C S - Hard Drive Problems A L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I T O N - Optical Drive Problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is partially ejected. 3 Gently pull...
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... Click Properties→ Tools→ Check Now. otherwise, contact your administrator to continue the desired action. 4 Click to protect your data. Drives and Media 83 NOTE: The User Account Control window may support other RAID levels (5, 10, 50). Working with RAID A redundant array of...who need a high level of all data. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Your computer may appear. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. The number of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; There are an ...
... Click Properties→ Tools→ Check Now. otherwise, contact your administrator to continue the desired action. 4 Click to protect your data. Drives and Media 83 NOTE: The User Account Control window may support other RAID levels (5, 10, 50). Working with RAID A redundant array of...who need a high level of all data. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Your computer may appear. For information about these levels, see support.dell.com. The number of hard drives required varies depending on the computer, click Continue; There are an ...
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...provide 240 GB of data sequentially across the physical drive(s) to store data. Data striping writes consecutive segments, or stripes, of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. RAID 0 uses the full storage capacities of drives in the configuration. This allows one of the... configuration is searching for data redundancy. 84 Drives and Media When data is written to...
...provide 240 GB of data sequentially across the physical drive(s) to store data. Data striping writes consecutive segments, or stripes, of hard drive space on the second drive in the configuration. RAID 0 uses the full storage capacities of drives in the configuration. This allows one of the... configuration is searching for data redundancy. 84 Drives and Media When data is written to...
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... occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . and down -arrow keys to store data. Drives and Media 87 It provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction information (rotating parity ...excellent performance and good fault tolerance. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drives. and down -arrow keys to the other surviving drives. RAID level 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. Also, because data is duplicated on the ...
... occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to highlight the applicable hard drive, and then press . and down -arrow keys to store data. Drives and Media 87 It provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction information (rotating parity ...excellent performance and good fault tolerance. A replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drives. and down -arrow keys to the other surviving drives. RAID level 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. Also, because data is duplicated on the ...
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...computer can be of equal size to keep before or after the operating system is installed. Assigning Drives to a RAID Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: The following sections for each applicable hard drive on your system, see "Using the Intel® RAID Utilities" on page 92) programs ... to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 92. and right-arrow keys to exit the system setup program and resume the boot process. Depending on your hard drive(s). 4 Press the left - and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit, and then press to highlight RAID On, and then press . 5 ...
...computer can be of equal size to keep before or after the operating system is installed. Assigning Drives to a RAID Array Before Installing the Operating System NOTICE: The following sections for each applicable hard drive on your system, see "Using the Intel® RAID Utilities" on page 92) programs ... to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 92. and right-arrow keys to exit the system setup program and resume the boot process. Depending on your hard drive(s). 4 Press the left - and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit, and then press to highlight RAID On, and then press . 5 ...
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... to keep before continuing. 8 Press to clear all data from the Free Disks field to move the selected drive from the selected drives. NOTE: To delete an array, use the arrow keys to include in the RAID array. 2 Restart the... RAID BIOS. NOTICE: You lose all data on what computer you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to highlight the array in each disk you want to select Striping. The Array List window appears. 9 To review ... the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in the next step. The Array Detail window appears.
... to keep before continuing. 8 Press to clear all data from the Free Disks field to move the selected drive from the selected drives. NOTE: To delete an array, use the arrow keys to include in the RAID array. 2 Restart the... RAID BIOS. NOTICE: You lose all data on what computer you have. 7 After assigning the hard drives to highlight the array in each disk you want to select Striping. The Array List window appears. 9 To review ... the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then shut down -arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in the next step. The Array Detail window appears.
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... MediaShield. 3 Click Create under System Tasks. NOTE: Only RAID-enabled hard drives are listed as free disks. 7 Click to select the drives that are adding one or more new hard drives to an existing (non-RAID) single-drive computer, and you want to select Striping (RAID 0) or Mirroring (.... The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists the array along with a partition, and leaves any other installed hard drives. Assigning New Drives to a RAID Array With the Operating System Installed Use Nvidia MediaShield to create a RAID configuration only when you are available...
... MediaShield. 3 Click Create under System Tasks. NOTE: Only RAID-enabled hard drives are listed as free disks. 7 Click to select the drives that are adding one or more new hard drives to an existing (non-RAID) single-drive computer, and you want to select Striping (RAID 0) or Mirroring (.... The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists the array along with a partition, and leaves any other installed hard drives. Assigning New Drives to a RAID Array With the Operating System Installed Use Nvidia MediaShield to create a RAID configuration only when you are available...
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...deletion. 5 Click Finish to mirrored, for example - Also, you want to convert. 4 Click Convert Array in the System Tasks pane. NOTICE: Additional hard drives to be used , and the operating system. NOTICE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume, your computer will not...want to delete. 3 Click Delete Array in the array must be no smaller than any data you can change the current state of the hard drive being used in the System Tasks pane. The NVIDIA Convert Array Wizard screen appears. 5 Click Next. Converting From One RAID Configuration to Another...
...deletion. 5 Click Finish to mirrored, for example - Also, you want to convert. 4 Click Convert Array in the System Tasks pane. NOTICE: Additional hard drives to be used , and the operating system. NOTICE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume, your computer will not...want to delete. 3 Click Delete Array in the array must be no smaller than any data you can change the current state of the hard drive being used in the System Tasks pane. The NVIDIA Convert Array Wizard screen appears. 5 Click Next. Converting From One RAID Configuration to Another...
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...the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in the System Tasks pane. The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you can use your system, see the following sections for information about using the Intel utilities. • "Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array ... data you want to keep before continuing. 8 Under Free Disk Selection, click the check box next to the hard drive(s) you want to rebuild by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to include in the next step. NOTICE: You lose all data on ...
...the management utility window. 3 Select Rebuild Array in the System Tasks pane. The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen appears. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the hard drive you can use your system, see the following sections for information about using the Intel utilities. • "Configuring a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Array ... data you want to keep before continuing. 8 Under Free Disk Selection, click the check box next to the hard drive(s) you want to rebuild by restoring the data to a replacement drive. 1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield. 2 Click to include in the next step. NOTICE: You lose all data on ...
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...and press . NOTE: Select the stripe size closest to the size of the average file that you want to store on your hard drives when you create a RAID configuration using the following procedure to migrate an existing storage configuration to RAID level 0 configuration. 1 Set ... System Installed" on page 94. • "Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration With the Operating System Installed" on page 95. • "Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1)" on page 95. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration" on page 96. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 1 Configuration"...
...and press . NOTE: Select the stripe size closest to the size of the average file that you want to store on your hard drives when you create a RAID configuration using the following procedure to migrate an existing storage configuration to RAID level 0 configuration. 1 Set ... System Installed" on page 94. • "Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration With the Operating System Installed" on page 95. • "Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1)" on page 95. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration" on page 96. • "Migrating to a RAID Level 1 Configuration"...
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...and down -arrow keys to select RAID1 (Mirror). 5 Select the desired capacity for the volume and press . Click Next. NOTE: To add a third hard drive in your computer to RAID-enabled mode. 3 On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume to launch the Create RAID Volume Wizard, and then click... Next. 4 On the Select Volume Location screen, select the first hard drive you want to create the RAID volume. 8 Confirm that the correct volume configuration is the maximum available size. 6 Press to create the volume. 7...
...and down -arrow keys to select RAID1 (Mirror). 5 Select the desired capacity for the volume and press . Click Next. NOTE: To add a third hard drive in your computer to RAID-enabled mode. 3 On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume to launch the Create RAID Volume Wizard, and then click... Next. 4 On the Select Volume Location screen, select the first hard drive you want to create the RAID volume. 8 Confirm that the correct volume configuration is the maximum available size. 6 Press to create the volume. 7...
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...level, and then click Next to continue. 6 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to use, and then click the right arrow. 7 Click a second hard drive until two drives appear in the Selected window, and then click Next. 8 In the Specify Volume Size window, select...your computer). 1 Turn on or restart your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see the appropriate "Drives" section for creating a partition on the new RAID volume. NOTE: If you do not see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled ...
...level, and then click Next to continue. 6 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to use, and then click the right arrow. 7 Click a second hard drive until two drives appear in the Selected window, and then click Next. 8 In the Specify Volume Size window, select...your computer). 1 Turn on or restart your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see an Actions menu option, you have replaced the failed hard drive (see the appropriate "Drives" section for creating a partition on the new RAID volume. NOTE: If you do not see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled ...
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...computer to RAID-enabled mode (see an Actions menu option, you have not yet set your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from the drop-down -arrow keys to migrate, and click Next. Migrating to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the Migration Wizard screen. ...From the drop-down box, select RAID 0 as your computer to RAID-enabled mode. 3 On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume From Existing Hard Drive to launch the Migration Wizard. 4 Click Next on page 87). 2 Click Start→ All Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel ...
...computer to RAID-enabled mode (see an Actions menu option, you have not yet set your stripe size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from the drop-down -arrow keys to migrate, and click Next. Migrating to RAID-Enabled Mode" on the Migration Wizard screen. ...From the drop-down box, select RAID 0 as your computer to RAID-enabled mode. 3 On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume From Existing Hard Drive to launch the Migration Wizard. 4 Click Next on page 87). 2 Click Start→ All Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel ...